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Valve has launched a new sale on Steam, a week-long FPS Fest, with big discounts and demos for all sorts of different first-person shooters and other games. The sales event runs through April 22.

The achievements for Betheda's Xbox version of Fallout 4 don't currently unlock for players of that version of the RPG. Bethesda is " currently investigating" this bug, but there's no word on a fix.

Microsoft has announced that it will end all of its software and update support for Office 2016 and Office 2019 apps, plus its many related productivity servers, on October 14, 2025.

Many games in the Fallout franchise are seeing big sales and player increases on Valve's Steam services. It's likely a combo of deep discounts on those games and the launch of the Fallout TV show.

Developer Landfall gave away its newest game, Content Warning, when it launched on Steam. Over 6.6 million gamers received it, and even after the free game giveaway, it still sold 1 million copies.

The KingKong 3 Max is the result of what gamers asked for since the KingKong 2 Pro released. A few quirks aside, the KK3 Max offers a 1000Hz 1ms wireless experience with oodles of customisation.

Nightdive Studios has released a new update for 2023's Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition. It finally adds cross-platform multiplayer to this remaster of the cult classic 1990s FPS.

Developer Oxide Games has posted its latest video dev diary for its upcoming strategy game Ara: History Untold. This time, we get some answers about the game's terrain generation, its AI, and more.

This weekend's PC game deals include bundles for drifting and deckbuilding fans, a Ghostrunner freebie from Epic, plenty of Fallout on discount, and one to play for free, among many more specials.

IGN has announced its first IGN Live in-person event will be held in Los Angeles from June 7-9, around the time the game industry would have normally participated in the now canceled E3 show.

The closed beta test for the PS5 version of Sea of Thieves has started for people who pre-ordered any version of the game, and it's already experiencing a "a high volume of new players".

Larian Studios' acclaimed fantasy RPG Baldur's Gate 3 won the Best Game category and four others on Thursday night as part of the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards. Alan Wake 2 won two awards as well.

The Kingdom Come: Deliverance universe may finally be about to expand. Developer Warhorse Studios has announced a reveal event from a new game, which insiders say is a sequel to the popular RPG.

After a major delay, Bethesda is finally launching the "next-gen" update for the 2015-released RPG Fallout 4. It carries Performance mode and Quality modes, ultra-wide screen support, and more.

Microsoft is offering Bethesda's multiplayer experience, Fallout 76, for all Xbox players to try this weekend. Meanwhile, PGA Tour 2K23 and Classified France '44 are joining Xbox Free Play Days.

Ghostrunner is back as a giveaway on the Epic Games Store. The slick cyberpunk action game has you taking the role of a ninja that can even deflect bullets with a katana. The giveaway lasts a week.

EA has reportedly pulled the plug on future Dead Space plans after the remake failed to reach expectations. Developer Motive is working on an Iron Man game and future Battlefield titles instead.

Developer PocketPair released a very brief teaser trailer today to show off the upcoming Arena PvP mode for its surprise hit game Palworld. No release date was revealed during the trailer.

Microsoft is allowing some members of the Xbox Insider Program to try out fresh Xbox Cloud Gaming features, specifically a new user interface for accessing profiles, achievements, and more.

In an unusual team up, Ubisoft and Dead Cells studio Evil Empire have announced a partnership to develop a new action Roguelike titled The Rogue Prince of Persia. Out next month on Steam.

The EA Play Standard and EA Play Pro subscription services are going through a price hike for monthly and yearly members. The changes are affecting EA App, Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox platforms.

Microsoft is rolling out its latest Xbox software update for the month of April. This month, PC gamers on Windows who use the Xbox app will all be able to use the new Games Hub feature

Blizzard Entertainment games are coming back to mainland China. Following the 2022 breakup, Microsoft and NetEase have entered a new agreement to bring back both old and new titles to the country.

Discord ends its ad-free era with new personalized Quests promotions. However, you can quickly turn off the ads in a user's settings without the need for a subscription: this is how.

A number of PC gamers with high-end Intel 13th and 14th Core i9 CPUs have been reporting that the PCs are crashing while running certain games like Fortnite, Alan Wake 2, and others.

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have revealed Star Wars Outlaws will have players building a crew to conduct one of the biggest heists in the galaxy. The open-world entry is out this August.

Electronic Arts has announced that the current Season 7 content update for its first-person shooter Battlefield 2042 will be the last season for the game as the series moves on to new entries.

Ubisoft may have leaked the release date of its upcoming action-adventure game Star Wars Outlaws right before a major announcement. The title is being developed by Massive Entertainment.

Amazon Prime Video has announced that the first season of the Fallout live-action TV series will now launch on April 10, starting at 9 pm Eastern time, rather than the previous date of April 11.

The Embracer Group has renamed Gearbox Publishing San Francisco as Arc Games. The first game from the group under their new name will be Gigantic: Rampage Edition which launches tomorrow, April 9.

Microsoft and Ninja Theory will launch a different kind of live stream Tuesday morning for Senua's Saga: Hellblade II to focus on its depiction of mental health in its main character.

Turn 10 Studios and Microsoft are rolling out a new update today for the racing sim Forza Motorsport. It includes the new UK-based Brands Hatch track, along with a number of new cars and more.

11 Bit Studios has announced that the PC beta test for its post-apocalypse city building game Frostpunk 2 will run from April 15-22 for pre-orders, ahead of the game's official launch July 25.

Microsoft may be planning to unveil the next entry in the Gears of War franchise in June. A report states that the Xbox Games Showcase will reveal Gears 6, the next Call of Duty, and more.

Microsoft's Xbox Corporate VP Kareem Choudhry has reportedly departed the company after 26 years. The company is also making some reorganization changes to the Xbox division as well.

Nightdive Studios will release a major new patch for its 2023 remake of the classic game System Shock. The 1.2 patch will include a reworked ending for the sci-fi RPG along with other new features.

Members of the Xbox Insider program can sign up now to participate in the closed beta test for the upcoming NCSoft fantasy MMO game Throne and Liberty, which begins soon on April 10.